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And was he English, Irish, or French?1
When Annie McGlade died on 21 April 1889, at the age of 25, she was buried at St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery in Perth (Lanark Co., Ontario). Her headstone identifies her as "Annie McGlade Wife of John English."
Annie McGlade was the fourth and youngest child of John McGlade and Bridget Dunn. She was born at Perth on 17 October 1863; and was baptized 7 November 1863 (St. John the Baptist RC Church), with Kenny Murphy and Frances Ann McCann serving as godparents.
But who was her husband John English?
I have not yet found a marriage record for this couple (which would give me the names of the parents of John English), which is a bit puzzling: no doubt I am not looking in the right place. Annie McGlade and John (or possibly Joseph?) English (but possibly Langlois or L'Anglais?) were probably married about 1886 or 1887. But there is no record of their marriage (or none that I have found) in the parish register for St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church in Perth. I'm assuming they must have been married elsewhere.
But the parish register for St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church in Perth does include a record of the baptism of their first and only known child, John Michael English, born 23 November 1888 and baptized 26 November 1888 (St. John the Baptist RC Church, Perth), with John McGlade and Mrs. Michael Hartney (Bridget McCann) serving as godparents. So this couple was obviously in the Perth area in 1888: it's not as though they had emigrated to Minnesota or something. In the baptismal record for John Michael English, his mother is given as Annie McGlade, and his father as John B. L'Anglais.
To further complicate matters, when John Michael English married Ernestine Catherine Cerutti (St. Jacques le Majeur, Montreal, 17 February 1916), he was described as the son of age (fils majeur) of "Joseph English domicilié à Grouard (Athabaske) et de feu Annie McGlade" [Joseph English domiciled at Grouard (Athabaska) and of the deceased Annie McGlade]. So here is a reference to a Joseph, not a John, English living in northern Alberta, which is a long way from Lanark County, Ontario, to say the least.
In the 1916 census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, there is a Joseph English found in Edmonton East (and Edmonton is about 90 miles/145 kilometres south of Athabaska, by the way, so this is not exactly a perfect match with the information given in the marriage record for John Michael English). This Joseph English lives alone, and is listed as Single, age 59, birthplace Ontario. His occupation is "Laborer," and he apparently performs "Odd Jobs," and he reportedly lives in a "Shack on Hillside" (no, I'm not making this up!). Most strikingly, his religion is listed as "None," which is more than a little unusual for the time. A single man of a fairly advanced age (by the standards of the day, that is) who lives alone in a shack on a hillside, who performs odd jobs as an occupation, and who apparently reports his religious affiliation as "None"? This is a census listing for an eccentric (again, according to the norms and standards of his day). Could this be the father of John Michael English, and the widower of Annie McGlade?
John Michael English, son of John (or Joseph?) English and Annie McGlade, died in Montreal in October 1918, at 29 years of age. I do not know the cause of his death; I cannot help wondering if he was a victim of the 1918 influenza pandemic? His widow, Ernestine Catherine Cerutti English, went on to marry a Joseph Arthur Eugène Grenier, son of Arthur Grenier and Angelina Ménard — an interesting coincidence of names with respect to Ernestine Catherine Cerutti's second mother-in-law, given that her first mother-in-law, Annie McGlade, was the stepdaughter of an Angelina (or Angélique) Ménard!2 (After the death of his first wife Bridget Dunn, John McGlade married an Angélique Ménard, widow of Felix Henrichon, who was sometimes known as Angelina McGlade).
- Or perhaps of some other ethnic origin altogether? but for the moment, I'm thinking English, Irish, or French. ↩
- Not that Ernestine Catherine Cerutti ever knew her first mother-in-law, of course: Annie McGlade English died in April 1889, just five months after the birth of her son John Michael English. ↩


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I somehow read The New York Times piece wrong when I first glanced at it yesterday: I thought it said that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's wife Virginia–she of the new tea party-linked lobbying group Liberty Central Inc.–called Anita Hill to apologize to her. Wow, Mrs. T wanted to offer an olive branch to the woman who had been allegedly sexually harassed by her husband and then put through the wringer before a Congressional committee. How noble of her!
Oh, whoops… Virginia Thomas actually called Anita Hill to ask HER to apologize. As Hill revealed, the voice recording left one recent morning at 7:30 a.m. on her Brandeis University phone said:
Good morning Anita Hill, it's Ginni Thomas. I just wanted to reach across the airwaves and the years and ask you to consider something. I would love you to consider an apology sometimes and some full explanation of why you did what you did with my husband. … So give it some thought. And certainly pray about this and hope that one day you will help us understand why you did what you did. OK, have a good day.
Yes, have a good day! I imagine it was hard to, though, after that call–which Professor Hill actually took to be a prank. After keeping the message quiet for a week, she turned it over to Brandeis campus police and asked that they pass it along to the FBI.
Virginia Thomas has confirmed the call, saying it was indeed "an olive branch … Certainly no offense was ever intended."
And her husband probably didn't intend any offense, either, when he talked to Hill about pornography and his sexual prowess–despite her requests that he not–while she was in his employ at the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education.
If only the U.S. Congress had believed Anita Hill during the three famous days of televised hearings on Clarence Thomas's nomination to the Supreme Court, as feminists did and still do. Then perhaps we wouldn't have had to suffer the past 19 years of anti-affirmative-action, anti-abortion-rights, pro-big-business votes from Thomas on the Court.
Imagine the sort of other apologies that would be required in Virginia Thomas's Bizarro World. Besides women apologizing to their sexual harassers (and the harassers' wives), women should apologize to their domestic abusers as well: "Honey, sorry my face got in the way of your fist!" And to employers who underpay them: "So sorry I asked for as much money as my male coworker who has 10 years less experience than me!" And to all those state legislators who vote to make abortions harder and harder to obtain: "I'm abjectly sorry that I want to make a choice about what to do with my own body!"
The only apology I want to make today is to Anita Hill: Sorry, Professor Hill, that after your brave public stand against workplace sexual harassment–which put a national spotlight on an issue faced by about 30 percent of working women–you're still being treated as the perpetrator instead of the victim/survivor. We still believe you, and we always will.
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What's New in ST10: Clone Components
Each of the past couple of releases of Solid Edge has seen some enhancement in the patterning, copying, and/or placement of additional occurrences in assemblies, such as Replace Part, Duplicate Component, and Along Curve. These have all been great productivity enhancements to the already great assembly environment in Solid Edge. The addition for ST10 is Clone Component.
Art Patrick is the planner for new assembly functionality, and here's what he has to say about Clone Component:
"Clone component placement in assembly is a productive way to position components that have a common relationship scheme. This reduces the tedious work of placing the same component over and over at different locations in the assembly."
Remember that "component" can be a part or subassembly, or multiple parts/subassemblies. Plus, since this feature uses geometry recognition, it doesn't require that you have ordered pattern features, you can use synchronous or imported parts as the basis for positioning the parts.
I find it's always best to use my own stuff to demonstrate functions. Anybody can copy images and text out of the What's New docs, but to really show what the new command is capable of, I'll use it on something I built years ago, and it is even imported, just to drive home the fact that you don't need active features to make this work. The example assembly is of course my engine assembly. Having put this together myself, I know that assembling the rocker assembly is a major pain in the backside. So I'll use Clone Component to position the rocker assembly, valve and spring. If you look at the assembly, you'll notice that there are two cylinder heads, so the components must go onto two different parts in multiple locations.
I'm using screen shots of the command bar in its most verbose configuration, just so you can see labels for all of the buttons, especially for new users. Truth is that I work with Solid Edge this way (via the Maximum Assistance theme).
Anyway, the workflow for Clone Component is:
- Select Clone Component button
- Select the parts or subassemblies you want to pattern
- Select the faces (on a non-patterned part) that the original parts mate to
- Select the parts where you want Solid Edge to search for similar faces
I started off with my engine block (red), cylinder heads (gray), and rockers/valves. In the Select Components step, I picked the parts from both the Pathfinder and the graphics window. Right click to accept the selection, or Ctrl-select to remove a part, or Deselect to clear the selection.
In the Select Faces step, select the cylindrical faces that the valve and spring are seated in. These are called reference faces.Right click to accept.
If you get messed up while working through the steps, look to the prompts on the prompt bar at the bottom of the display. In the Select Target Components step, the Prompt bar says "Click on targe components to search for reference geometry. Right-click or Enter to accept." So lets move on and select the target components.
The Select Target Components step wants you to pick the parts where the geometry recognition will find equivalents for the reference faces you picked in the previous step. In this case, I select the two gray cylinder heads and click Accept.
Notice that the Clone Component command has populated all rockers, two per cylinder, on two separate cylinder heads. We started with a selection of components in the second position if we were using patterns to do this, but again the function uses geometry recognition, so there are no regular patterns involved, and the cloned components could have any random orientation, as long as they are mated to faces similar to the selected references faces which are part of the target components.
The result is an assembly group in the pathfinder where the instances of the original components are separately mated to the target components. Individual mating enables these instances to be used for motion, or shown in different positions.
This is well thought out functionality, and I'm glad to see it finally released in product headed to end users.
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Join us at elektro:camp(<<2013.11>>) on 1+2 November 2013 at the StayOkay on the island Texel in the Netherlands!
Elektro:Camp is a participative workshop on Smart Metering, Smart Home, Smart Grid and Smart Ideas, in a BarCamp style. (This is the 7th meeting of the open source metering community.)
This time it is an all in arrangement, including sleeping accommodation in a hostel. For all the details, travel information and costs see ektro-camp.de.
Be there of be ▢, so sign up!!


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Kentucky Derby Mysteries
King of the Roses by V.S. Anderson
Triple Crown by Jon Breen
Death in Lilac Time by Frances Crane
Triple Cross by Kit Ehrman
Intercept by Mary Jane Forbes
Silent Partner by Karen Jones
Snip by Doc Macomber
Murder at the Kentucky Derby by Charles Parmer
Dark Horse by Bill Shoemaker (Triple Crown)
The Accurst Tower by John Winslow
Kentucky Derby Short Stories
"The Gift" by Dick Francis is set at the Kentucky Derby. It is in the collection Field of Thirteen. "The Gift" first appeared as "A Day of Wine and Roses" in Sports Illustrated, 1973.
Derby Rotten Scoundrels: A Silver Dagger Anthology, edited by Jeffrey Marks
Low Down and Derby, a collection of fast paced mystery stories set around the Kentucky Derby, by fifteen authors from the Ohio River Valley Chapter of Sisters in Crime, edited by Abigail Jones.
Murder at the Races, a collection of Short Stories including "A Derby Horse", edited by Peter Haining.
Children's Mysteries
The Mystery at the Kentucky Derby by Carole Marsh
Great Horse Racing Mysteries: Tales from the Track by John McEvoy
Dancer's Image: The Forgotten Story of the 1968 Kentucky Derby (and 5 other non-fiction books about Thoroughbread racing and equine law) by Milton Toby
And there once was a thorough-bred named Mystery Novel. He did not win the Kentucky Derby.
The Kentucky Derby (1922)
Authors who Write Horse Mysteries
(not necesssarily about the Kentucky Derby)
Gabriella Herkert, Sasscer Hill, Jody Jaffe, Bruce Alexander, Fern Michaels, Carolyn Banks, Michelle Scott, Laura Crum, J.R. Lindermuth, William Murray, Mary Monica Pulver, Rita Mae Brown, Janet Dawson, Maggie Estep, Dick Francis, John Francome, Alyson Hagy, Michael Kilian, Peter Klein, Lynda La Plante, John McEvoy, Jassy Mackenzie, Robert Nicholas Reeves, Bill Shoemaker, Laura Young, Lyndon Stacey, JD Carpenter, Lisa Wysocky, Sally Wright
Murder at the Racetrack, edited by Otto Penzler


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In December of 2012, the rock musician Beck released his latest album, Song Reader. Song Reader didn't come as a CD, or an LP, or a bunch of digital audio files. It is what it sounds like: a book of original sheet music, beautifully designed and complemented with artwork and text. There are twenty songs in Song Reader. But if you want to hear them, you have to play them yourself--or check out hundreds of interpretations shared by musicians on the Song Reader website.
There are many artistic projects that offer a template for participation, whether a printed play, an orchestral score, or a visual artwork that involves an instructional set (from community murals to Sol LeWitt). Beck's project is unusual because he deliberately resurrected a mostly-defunct participatory platform: sheet music for popular songs. In his thoughtful preface to this project, I reconnected with five lessons I've learned from participatory projects in museums and cultural sites.
1. Constrain the input, free the output.
In my experience, the best participatory experiences are as constrained and clear as possible in the invitation offered, and as open-ended as possible in the outcome generated. Sheet music is a beautiful analogy for this.
The fact that there is no original recording by Beck of the Song Reader songs, no model upon which "covers" would be based, frees the reader to imagine the songs in any number of ways. As Beck put it:
The opening up of the music, the possibility of letting people work with these songs in different ways, and of allowing them a different accessibility than what's offered by all the many forms of music available today, is ultimately what this collection aims for. These arrangements are starting-off points; they don't originate from any definitive recording or performance.
2. Level the playing field for participants of diverse backgrounds.
One of the things I always focus on in participatory exhibit design is ensuring that everyone has the same tools to work with. When community contributions are presented as second-class content, that negatively affects both the quality of the contributions and the perception of the product. If there are museum objects and visitors' objects on display together, all should be afforded the same level of exhibit design, labels, etc. If there's a talkback area in an exhibition where people can make drawings, visitors should have access to the same kind of paper and colored pencils that was used to generate seed content.
These kinds of participatory projects can actually de-motivate because participants can't possibly measure up to the display model. If Beck is in a fancy studio and you're in your garage with your ukelele, why bother?
Beck talks about this in the context of learning to play music as a young artist. The music he listened to on the radio "got its power" from studio techniques. He described it this way:
When I started out on guitar, I gravitated toward folk and country blues; they seemed to work well with the limited means I had to make music of my own. The popular songs, by contrast, didn't really translate to my Gibson flat-top acoustic. There was an unspoken division between the music you heard on the radio and the music you were able to play with your own hands. By then, recorded music was no longer just the document of a performance—it was a composite of style, hooks, and production techniques, an extension of a popular personality's image within a current sound.Of course, Beck notes the irony that sheet music is not exactly accessible to everyone, especially at a time when many people are making music digitally in all kinds of ways that don't start with standardized notation. But when it comes to building from a template, sheet music has simple power. As Beck puts it:
I think there's something human in sheet music, something that doesn't depend on technology to facilitate it—it's a way of opening music up to what someone else is able to bring to it.
3. Everything old is new again.
Sheet music is not a new technology. Beck was inspired to launch this project by the popularity of sheet music and songbooks in the early 1900s. In the 1930s, a popular hit could sell tens of millions of copies of the sheet music, which translated to tens of millions of people playing and singing the songs in their own homes.
Thinking about this, I was struck by the resonance with conversations swirling in the arts field about "little a" art: art that happens in the home, in churches, in parks. There seems to be a hunger these days to document, research, and celebrate the diverse places and ways that people make and share art outside of formal, recognized institutions.
While any family theoretically can start a home singalong or a neighborhood play-reading group, it often takes a tradition, a formal structure, or a template to prompt this kind of activity. Song Reader looks back and encourages reengaging in a tradition that fosters participation. Similarly, when a theater adopts a talking circle practice, or a museum starts a knitting group, the institution is reconnecting with traditional templates for participatory engagement.
4. Participatory processes often (and sometimes unintentionally) restructure the product.
When you are developing a participatory project with non-professionals, it usually involves changing the process from the norm. That's expected. What's less expected is that the product itself is often restructured to meet the particular needs and assets of the participants involved. For example, a history museum might traditionally develop exhibitions internally, with one curator writing the labels in third person (even if drawing from primary sources). That same curator, when developing an exhibition in partnership with community members, may take the opportunity to produce labels in multiple first-person voices of the participants. Their involvement creates an opportunity to create a slightly different product.
Similarly, Beck found himself writing songs differently when writing for the songbook instead of the studio. He noted:
I started to think about what kind of songs have a quality that allows others to inhabit them and to make them their own. What is it about a song that lets you sing it around a campfire, or play it at a wedding? Is it the simplicity of the sentiment? A memorable melody? What makes certain songs able to persist through any era, and adapt themselves? ...
The songs I would write for one of my own records began to seem less appropriate than songs written in a broader style. At times, I struggled against my own writing instincts—where was the line between the simplistic and the universal, the cliché and the enduring? Classic songs can transcend and transform a cliché, magnifying a well-trodden phrase or sentiment and making it into something elemental. But often that approach descends into banality and platitudes. My appreciation for the ability of songwriters to avoid those pitfalls drove a lot of the writing here; still, I have little idea whether any of these songs managed to find that line. In the right hands, maybe they'll be able to come a little closer to it.This gets a bit at the confounding question of how to measure "quality" in a participatory project. Is quality sheet music the same as a quality pop song? No. They are designed to do different things.
5. It's complicated.
Song Reader brings up several familiar questions about participatory arts:
- What happens when an artist creates a participatory process instead of a traditional art product?
- Who owns the products created by that process? Who owns them in a legal sense, but also who is perceived as the owner/originator/creator of the products?
- Are the products created via such a process of worse, better, or equivalent quality as traditional art products?
As Beck puts it: "That instability is what ultimately drew me to this project."


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, "Method and system for correcting geometric misalignment during image reconstruction in chest tomosynthesis", U.S. Patent EP16173767.12016.
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Coco-Caramel Corn with Almonds and Cranberries |
I'll let you in on a secret: invite me over for a play date and I'm likely to show up with two sweet treats. One, a chubby-cheeked delicious little munchkin and another that you can actually eat. It's my hope that one or the other will win you over.
It took me a while though. The first several months have been one big hot mess. Now, dare I say, we have a good groove going and I'm really loving this mommy thing. For all the usual reasons, plus play dates and having friends to share goodies with.
This crunchy popcorn snack had been sitting on my mind for a while and I finally pulled it together when Rosie and I were invited for a play date earlier this week. Thankfully, it turned out just as good as I imagined. Funny how just having family around doesn't motivate me to make something special, but new friends do. Don't tell my husband that! Though I'm already planning on making another batch ASAP. Why not? There's still some coconut milk left in the fridge. And another get together this weekend… yup, I think I'll be making the rounds as the popcorn-toting mom this season. (PS – did you know Trader Joe's carries a big bag of organic popcorn kernels for just $1.99? YWIA.)
Coconut milk is the base for the vegan chocolate caramel sauce. It's sweetened with lower-glycemic coconut sugar, so even though it's still an indulgent treat, it's one your body won't mind quite as much. The classic combo of cranberries and almonds makes this a tempting fall treat. It's actually a spin-off of the popcorn I easily became addicted to last fall, my Rosemary Almond Caramel Corn. You can't go wrong with either one!
Coco-Caramel Corn with Almonds and Cranberries
Yield: about 18 cups
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
A sweet and crunchy caramel corn made with coconut milk and coconut oil for a vegan twist with healthy fats. Mineral-rich, lower-glycemic coconut sugar takes the place of typical refined sugar. With almonds and cranberries mixed in, this makes a delicious fall snack!
1/2 cup full fat coconut milk
1 1/2 cups coconut sugar
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
4 tablespoons coconut oil
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup popcorn kernels (or, about 18 cups plain, air-popped popcorn)
1 1/2 cups raw, sliced almonds
1 cup dried cranberriesDirections:
Preheat oven to 250ºF.
In a small saucepan, combine coconut milk, coconut sugar, cocoa powder, coconut oil and salt. Heat over medium-low heat, stirring until coconut oil is melted. Increase heat to medium and bring to a gentle boil. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in and baking soda (it will bubble up when the baking soda is added, this is normal.) Set aside to cool.
Pop the popcorn in an air popper and transfer to a large bowl, making sure to remove any un-popped kernels. Add the almonds and cranberries and toss to combine. Pour the caramel over and stir to coat. Transfer to a large roasting pan or 2 rimmed baking sheets coated with cooking spray or coconut oil. Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15-20 minutes. Cool before serving, and store leftovers in an air-tight container.
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22 September 2006
The (bizarre) Soy Debate
Google soy health and you'll get over 14 million entries. The opposite, soy danger, returns almost 2 million links. Some of these sources (on either side of the issue) are obviously unreliable, but many others seem legitimate. Who can you believe?
To start, there are patterns in this debate. Most of the arguments about soy food, both 'pro' and 'con', are generated by groups that are driven by ideology, profit, or both.
The most vocal proponents of soy, for example the United Soybean Board[1], tend to be funded by major producers of chemically processed soybean products and by pharmaceutical companies who hold the patents for genetically engineered (GEO) soybeans. They tout the benefit of all soy whether it's good food or toxic junk food.
Other soy defenders also have an agenda, though one that is arguably more positive and ecological/health oriented: promoting a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle.[2] [3]
The anti soy side, centered primarily around the Weston A. Price Foundation[4] appears to be largely motivated by an anti-vegetarian, pro meat and dairy ideology. Its followers have gained strong presence on the internet where the foundation's anti soy articles have been repeatedly recycled. Some soy detractors give approval to traditional fermented soy foods such as miso or shoyu soy sauce, but still they inaccurately and simplistically declare that all unfermented soy is unhealthy.
Of all the research we have conducted at Eden Foods on this debate, we found a few articles that were remarkable in their balance and expertise. Notably, each of these articles stresses the importance of choosing whole soy foods over isolates. If you are looking for sound information about soy, here is a good place to start:
Health benefits of soy - Why the controversy? by Dixie Mills, M.D.[5]
Soy Phytoestrogens: The Art of Propoganda by John Mericle, M.D.
Soybeans by the George Mateljan Foundation for the World's Healthiest Foods[7]
We have tried to follow these authors' examples in presenting the facts as best we can determine, rather than adding yet another propaganda piece to the pile. Your comments and questions are welcome.
Quality is Everything
When one gets to the center of the soy debate, a truth becomes evident: Whether a particular soy food is good for you or bad for you depends upon how it is made.
Soy is one of nature's most bio-chemically complex plant foods. Like other beans, as well as grains, soybeans contain many anti-nutrients in its dry raw form. These natural toxins are part of the plant's 'personal defense system', and also lie at the heart of many anti soy arguments. Yet when unlocked correctly through fermentation or proper, thorough cooking, soy's undesirable properties are negated and its protein, antioxidants, and overall nutritional profile are exceptionally nourishing.
The problem with most modern soy food is that the traditional, thoughtful methods of preparation are skipped in favor of more economical shortcuts. The trend in food processing for decades has been to exploit soy as a cheap protein source, and in recent years as a health food. This is absurd, because the cheap and easy methods not only employ toxic chemicals, GEOs, etc. but also fail to destroy soy's natural toxicity because they use dry processing or improper cooking rather than fermentation or thorough cooking.
Toxic Studies
The majority of claims that all soy is unhealthy, appear to be backed up by conjecture and flawed studies. In many of the studies that are repeatedly cited by soy detractors, lab rats had been fed very high levels of genetically engineered and chemically derived soy protein isolates, concentrates, extracted isoflavones, and raw or roasted soy meal that was dry heated and defatted using hexane gas. Genetically engineered (GEO) soybeans in at least one study have been found lethal to the offspring of lab rats, and have also been found to be 29 percent lower in choline, which is needed for brain function; 27 percent higher in protease inhibitors; and contain almost double the lectin, soy's suspected allergen culprit, compared with non-GEO soybeans.[8]
The Eden Difference
Looking at the evidence, none of the anti soy arguments can be applied in any way to Edensoy or any Eden traditional soy food (Black Soybeans, Miso, Shoyu, Tamari, Dried Tofu, Organic Soybean Oil, or Tekka). To answer those who claim that all unfermented soy foods are harmful, we especially must stress the profound difference between Edensoy and other soymilks on the market.
Though soymilk was an ancient craft in China, the rest of the world experimented for over 200 years with different ways to make this beverage. It took a collaboration of food scientists at Cornell University and in Japan, a country that perfected ancient methods of soy fermentation, to fully unlock the soybean's potential in the form of soymilk that is properly nourishing and easy to digest. The result, Edensoy was introduced to the North American market in July, 1983.
Edensoy is correctly and thoroughly cooked using ingenious yet natural methods, with no toxic chemicals. It is made from multi-tested GEO free, USA family farm organically grown soybeans, with no refined sugar and no synthetic processing aids. We do not add isoflavone supplements or soy protein isolate. The nourishment and antioxidants in Edensoy come from whole beans and grain. Our continuous testing and quality control measures assure that choosing Edensoy is the wise choice.
Answers to Anti Soy Claims
Following, point by point are Eden's answers to the predominant anti soy claims.
Claim 1: Soybeans contain large quantities of 'anti nutrients' including enzyme inhibitors that block the action of trypsin and other enzymes needed for protein digestion. (Fallon/Enig 2000)[9]
Answer 1: It is true that raw soybeans contain a number of anti nutrients, including trypsin inhibitors and phytates. This has been an item of academic interest for many years, as the plant kingdom is full of so called anti-nutrient compounds. But the proper preparation and cooking of foods, including soybeans, invalidates these anti nutrients. Approximately 90% of the trypsin activity is destroyed by thorough cooking. These levels can be further reduced through soaking and de-hulling (removal of the outside hull or skin) of soybeans. Also fermentation in the case of miso and soy sauce deactivates the majority of anti nutrients. Edensoy is not prepared using ordinary cooking, but rather a sophisticated series of steps, including de-hulling, thorough cooking and a patented enzyme invalidator, all designed to properly prepare soy for human consumption.
Trypsin inhibitor content
Whole, raw soybeans: 1509 units per gram
Edensoy Original: 24 units per gram
Edensoy Vanilla: 14 units per gram
Claim 2: Soybeans are high in phytic acid - a substance that can block the absorption of essential minerals - present in bran or hulls of all seeds. (Fallon/Enig 2000)[10]
Answer 2: The knowledge of proper preparation to transform beans and grain into food - including the removal of the hull - has been part of our collective humanity for over 10,000 years. As with trypsin inhibitors and other anti nutrients, proper cooking dramatically reduces phytic acid. Again, Edensoy is not prepared using ordinary cooking, but rather a sophisticated series of steps, including removal of the hull (where the highest concentration of phytates is found) a patented enzyme invalidator and thorough cooking. Following are a few comparisons (sources: Eden test results and Bowes and Church's Food Values of Portions Commonly Used[11])
Phytic acid content
Whole raw soybeans, 3.5 oz: 1,000 -1,470 mg
Edensoy Original, 8 oz: 288 mg
Rye Bread, 1 slice: 235 mg
Shredded Wheat, 1 oz: 415 mg
Claim 3: Soybeans contain haemagglutin, a clot promoting substance. (Fallon/Enig, 2000)[12]
Answer 3: If people ate soybeans raw (which they don't of course), this might be an issue. Numerous plant foods contain a class of proteins or glycoproteins referred to as lectins (a.k.a. haemagglutinin or phytohaemagglutin). Plant foods containing a high concentration of lectins can, in some cases (raw form), be toxic to animals or cause poisoning in humans. According to the FDA's Bad Bug Book: Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganism and Natural Toxins Handbook[13], this is "usually caused by the ingestion of raw, soaked" or sprouted beans, "either alone or in salads and casseroles" or when certain high lectin beans, especially kidney beans, are cooked in "slow cookers or crock pots where the temperature has not reached a high enough internal temperature to destroy the glycoprotein lectin." As the FDA states, even in red kidney beans which contain about ten times the level of lectins found in soybeans, these lectins are rendered harmless by proper cooking. Dozens of other scientific organizations we found concur. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, "The lectins, formerly known as hemagglutinins, are proteins which possess the ability to agglutinate red blood cells. They are widely distributed in plants and some, such as the castor bean lectin ricin, are highly toxic. The lectin found in raw soybeans has, apparently, no observable dietary effect, good or bad. Furthermore, it too is easily inactivated by heat."[14]
Claim 4: Soybeans contain goitrogens - substances that depress thyroid function. (Fallon/Enig, 2000)[15]
Answer 4: The authors fail to mention that this is not a problem generally related to whole, natural soy foods, but rather with isolated soy protein. According to the Sparrow Health Network's physician reviewed Nutrition Services, "Intact whole soybeans are not high in goitrogens, however, when soy protein is isolated in processing these goitrogenic substances (diadzen, genestein) are concentrated and preserved. The phytochemicals from isolated soy protein are added to a number of the newer functional processed foods such as breakfast cereals, energy bars, health drinks, protein powders, and pill supplements. Under these circumstances cardiac benefits of soy have to be weighed against possible risks to thyroid function: Dose and form of soy should be taken into account."[16] In addition to soybeans, a number of common plant foods contain goitrogens, especially cruciferous vegetables. Those who suffer from thyroid problems or have concerns about such should consult with their health practitioner.
Claim 5: Alkaline soaking solutions used in soymilk processing create the carcinogen, lysinoalanine (also known as lysinealine), and reduced levels of cystine. (Finucan/Gerson, 1988)[17]
Answer 5: Many commercial soymilks are made using 'processing aids' and 'flavor maskers' including alkaline soaking solutions such as hydrochloric and sulfuric acid. NO alkaline or other such shortcuts are used to make Edensoy. Since Eden does not alkaline soak the soybeans used to make Edensoy or any other Eden brand soy product, lysinoalanine is not created.
Claim 6: Alkaline soaking and modern processing reduces the cystine content which is already low in the soybean. Lacking cystine, the entire protein complex of the soybean becomes useless unless the diet is fortified with cystine-rich meat, eggs, or dairy products. (Fallon/Enig, 1995)
Answer 6: Soybeans are the only complete protein plant, containing all eight essential amino acids including methionine, and all non-essential amino acids including cystine. When compared to some foods like meat, eggs, dairy, and seafood, soybeans are lower in methionine and cystine. However, the soybean is higher in cystine than almost all other beans. One need not consume meat, eggs and dairy to obtain cystine and methionine as suggested by the authors. Many amino acids absent or found in small quantities in some beans and legumes can be found other plant foods, thus enabling the body to produce sufficient amino acids for complete protein. Some plant sources of cystine are red peppers, lentils, split peas, broccoli, cabbage, oats, oat bran, rye, wheat, wheat bran, millet, brown rice, brussel sprouts, and onions. Some plant food sources of methionine are peanuts, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, lentils, garbanzo beans, garlic, and onions.
Claim 7: Soybeans are an unbalanced, incomplete source of protein. Only when beans, including soybeans, are supplemented with some complete and balanced protein from an animal-derived food, can the combination achieve the status of being a complete protein food, with all essential amino acids present. (Beatrice Trum Hunter, 2001)
Answer 7: Soybeans are one of a few plant-derived sources of complete protein and contain all nine essential amino acids and all non-essential amino acids. It is not necessary to consume animal-derived protein for complete protein. The American Heart Association says, "You don't need to eat foods from animals to have enough protein in your diet. Plant proteins alone can provide enough of the essential and non-essential amino acids, as long as sources of dietary protein are varied and caloric intake is high enough to meet energy needs. Whole grains, legumes, vegetables, seeds, and nuts all contain both essential and non-essential amino acids. You don't need to consciously combine these foods ("complementary proteins") within a given meal. Soy protein has been shown to be equal to proteins of animal origin. It can be your sole protein source if you choose."
Claim 8: Most soy products and some brands of soymilk are made with soy protein isolates, which are subjected to high temperature, solvent extraction, alkaline solutions and acid washing. (Fallon/Enig 1995)
Answer 8: Soy protein isolates are not used in Edensoy or any other Eden food.
Claim 9: Nitrosamines are potent carcinogens and these are often found in soy protein foods. They are formed when you spray things out of a nozzle into the air at high temperatures. (Fallon, 2000)[18]
Answer 9: Nitrosamines are not found in traditionally made soy products. They are produced during the production of soy protein concentrates and other powdered food concentrates (powdered eggs, powdered milk, powdered dairy formulas, powdered creamers, etc.) and are the result of high temperature spray drying techniques and chemical processes used to produce the concentrates. Edensoy and other Eden soy foods are not made using chemical processes or ultra high temperature spray drying techniques, and do not contain nitrosamines.
Claim 10: Soymilk was never a traditional beverage of either Japan or China (J. Phillips, 2005)
Answer 10: Archaeological and written evidence exists proving that soymilk was being made in China by 82 AD, but many scholars believe that soymilk and tofu existed several centuries earlier. Furthermore, a tomb uncovered from the Han Dynasty (25 -220 A.D.) revealed a stone slab with a mural featuring a kitchen scene, which illustrates the making of soymilk and tofu. Soymilk was called 'doujiang'. Dou means 'bean' (in China bean most always means soybean) and jiang (also known as chiang) means liquid, drink or beverage. It was used as a beverage and in making soy-based soups.
Claim 11: Calcium sulfate (plaster of Paris) or magnesium sulfate (Epsom salts) is used to make a smooth pale curd called tofu. So you might be interested to know that tofu is made with plaster of Paris or Epsom salts. (Fallon, 2000)[19]
Answer 11: It is true that some less than reputable tofu makers may use calcium sulfate or magnesium sulfate to make tofu because it's cheaper. Eden Dried Tofu is made using only the finest non-GEO soybeans, pure water and nigari, a 'bittern' or mineral rich grayish sea salt extracted from seawater, which consists mainly of magnesium chloride. Nigari has been used for centuries in Japan and China as a solidifier in making tofu. The use of other solidifiers is a recent phenomenon. Tofu made with nigari is considered to be the best quality and best tasting. The tofu used to make Eden Dried Tofu is made in the ancient and traditional manner. The freshly made tofu is then simply freeze-dried in the traditional manner.[20]
Claim 12: Soy foods may contain harmful levels of aluminum. (Fallon, 1996)[21]
Answer 12: The author describes aluminum occurring in soy as a result of an industrial processing step. This occurs only when producers use harsh alkaline soaking solutions that leach aluminum from aluminum processing equipment. Not all soy processing uses alkaline soaking solutions and not all soy is produced using aluminum equipment. Harsh alkaline soaking solutions are used mainly in the production of modern soy foods such as soy protein isolates, soy protein concentrates, soy supplements, soy protein shakes, textured soy protein (TSP), etc. Eden does not use alkaline soaking solutions and does not use aluminum equipment. Our test results show no trace of aluminum in Edensoy, testing at a sensitivity of .1ppm. All other Eden brand soy products such as Eden Dried Tofu, Miso, Shoyu Soy Sauce, Tamari Soy Sauce and Tekka (miso condiment) are made without alkaline solutions and with non aluminum equipment.
Claim 13: The soybean did not serve as a food until the discovery of fermentation techniques, some time during the Chou Dynasty. The first soy foods were fermented products like tempeh, natto, miso, and soy sauce. (Fallon & Enig, 2000)
Answer 13: The above statement is inaccurate. For example tempeh was not a traditional food of China. It originated in Java (Indonesia) several centuries ago. The sticky natto variety the authors are referring to is not an ancient Chinese food either, but a product invented in Japan sometime between the 13th and 16th centuries. According to ancient Chinese documents, China did not have an abundant, quality source of protein and child mortality rates were quite high until the introduction of the soybean from the Jung and Hu, people of Manchuria. This occurred during the Chou Dynasty, often described as the era of expansion, 1134 to 246 BC. In the book 'The Loss and the Origin of Chinese Agriculture, 1969, Dr. Ping-ti Ho, professor of History at the University of Chicago stated, "The effect of the domestication of the soybean on Chinese agriculture and on the nutrition of the ancient Chinese cannot be exaggerated. At long last, the Chou Chinese had found a food plant that, instead of causing soil exhaustion, actually helped to preserve and enhance the fertility of the soil. The soybean supplied all classes of the population with cheaper and more abundant protein.... Not until the soybean was domesticated did the ancient Chinese cropping system become well balanced. Once the benefits of the soybean became known, its subsequent dissemination was fairly rapid. The various works written or compiled during the fourth and third centuries BC usually mention soybeans and millet as the two most important sources of food."
Claim 14: People of China, Japan, and other Asian countries eat very little soy, so there is no historical precedent for eating the amounts recommended. (Daniels, 2004)[22]
Answer 14: This statement is misleading. True, there is no historical precedent for eating modern soy concoctions such as soy protein isolates, concentrates, supplements, powdered shakes, textured soy protein, etc. However, there is historical precedent for consuming traditional soy foods, whether fermented or unfermented. For centuries Asians have consumed traditional soy products such as miso, shoyu, tamari, tofu, and real soymilk. They have enjoyed the reputation of being among the healthiest people in the world. While it may be true that some areas of Asia today have low soy consumption, especially certain areas of China, it is not true for all of Asia. In the areas of Asia where soy consumption is still very high, health is at its optimum. One such area is Okinawa, Japan. Soy comprises about 12% of their daily diet. This is almost 20 times the amount the author claims Asians eat, yet Okinawans have the lowest disease rate in the world[23]. It is important to note that the Okinawa population consumes traditional soy foods such as miso, shoyu, tamari, tofu, whole cooked soybeans, real soymilk (not soy formula), dried tofu, yuba (dried soymilk), natto and the like. They are not consuming modern highly processed soy isolates, soy concentrates, texture soy protein hot dogs and burgers, powdered soy shakes, power bars or soy supplements.
Claim 15: Soybeans do not supply fat-soluble vitamins D and A (retinol). These fat-soluble vitamins are found only in certain animal foods such as organ meat, butter, eggs, fish, and shellfish. (Fallon/ Enig, 1995)[24]
Answer 15: This statement again reveals the authors' agenda in promoting foods from animal sources. The American Dietetic Association, the American Heart Association and millions of others attest to the health benefit of vegetarian and vegan lifestyle choices. The 'debate' over whether vegetarian / vegan diets supply enough of needed nutrients has been settled long ago.[25] It is true that soybeans do not supply vitamins D and A. Sunlight is the best source of vitamin D. All Edensoy Extra varieties are fortified with vegan quality vitamins D and A. Plant sources of beta-carotene, the precursor to vitamin A retinol can be found in abundance in bright red, yellow, orange and dark green colored fruits and vegetables. Some beta-carotene rich foods are carrots, spinach, winter squash, sweet potatoes, dandelion, red peppers, apricots, and mango. Sea vegetable sources are nori, kombu, and dulse. As fat-soluble vitamins are stored in the body, one need not consume large amounts daily as this can lead to an over dose, especially with vitamin A.
Claim 16: Soybean oil is likely to be partially hydrogenated and contain unhealthy trans fats. (Beatrice Trum Hunter, 2001)[26]
Answer 16: This is true of commercial soybean oil, but Eden Organic Soybean Oil is not hydrogenated (made using hexane gas, chemical processing and high temperature extrusion). Eden Organic Soybean Oil is a rare minimally processed, soybean oil made from organic, non-GEO soybeans, that are low pressure, low heat extruded using expeller techniques.[27] It contains 6% vitamin E, an indication that high heat is not utilized in the production; and it contains zero trans fats according to our outside, independent, laboratory analysis.
Claim 17: Saponins are another anti-nutrient in soy, which can only be removed through alcohol extraction. Saponins injure gut mucosa and contribute to leaky gut syndrome. They lower cholesterol and may by themselves become a drug. (Daniels, Nexus Magazine, 2005)[28]
Answer 17: Saponins are compounds found in a number of plants and in animals. Saponins derive their name from their unique ability to form soap-like foam in liquids. They are found in alfalfa, soybeans, chickpeas, quinoa, agave, yucca, wild yam, aloe, fenugreek, ginseng, red clover, garlic, red onions, and paprika to name a few. Washing and soaking soybeans removes some of their saponins. Fermentation of soybeans reduces saponins considerably, as does dehulling. Interestingly there has been a wealth of information in the past 20 years linking saponins to health benefits.[29] However, it is interesting to note, ethanol extracted soy protein used to remove saponins had no cholesterol lowering activity. To imply that the saponins in soy foods can become a drug is untrue.
Claim 18: Soy inhibits cognitive function (National Institute of Health, 2000)[30]
Answer 18: According to the American Dietetic Association (ADA), "Although one observational study found an increased rate of dementia among Japanese American men who ate tofu regularly[31], the study had a number of methodological limitations, and other research has not supported these findings."[32] Mark Messina, Ph.D explains, "One study has suggested a link between tofu consumption and poorer cognitive function in old age, but this is an epidemiological study. Therefore, it doesn't show cause and effect. It did not look at diet extensively enough to draw firm conclusions. And there are no other studies to support it and three clinical studies suggest soy and isoflavones have beneficial effects on cognition. At this point, there is no reason to believe that eating soyfoods is harmful to brain aging."[33] In fact a recent study has found that soy isoflavones may enhance cognitive function and mood in post-menopausal women.[34]
Claim 19: Soy foods contain large amounts of MSG as it is formed during processing. (Fallon 2002)[35]
Answer 19: MSG is not found in traditionally processed soy foods. It is not found in Edensoy or any Eden brand traditional soy product. Free glutamic acid or MSG is formed as a result of alkaline processing techniques using hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, and caustic soda, also known as sodium hydroxide or lye. This process is referred to as hydrolysis. It involves boiling of soy or other protein containing foods in large vats with acid and then neutralizing it with caustic soda. When protein-containing foods are processed using hydrolysis it frees amino acids and if strong alkalines are used, it produces free glutamic acid or MSG. This processing is not used just in modern soy products, it is used in countless products. Some products that may contain hidden forms of MSG (not required to be labeled as such by the FDA) are textured soy protein and hydrolyzed vegetable protein, some soy sauces, modified food starch and autolyzed yeast sometime referred to as yeast extract. Autolyzed yeast or yeast extracts can be found in freeze dried instant soups, ramen noodles and broth, calcium and sodium caseinate, gelatin, seasonings, bouillon cubes, smoke flavors, and in many foods containing the words "flavors, natural flavorings or with other natural flavors (WONF)" on the label. Some companies are now employing newer methods of hydrolysis involving the use of genetically engineered enzymes. It is important to read product labels, and purchase organic, traditionally processed soy foods such as those Eden offers.
Claim 20: Phytoestrogens can effect male animals health and fertility, what about people? (SoyOnline, 2006);
Claim 21: Researchers tested what happened to human sperm when exposed to genistein in a dish in a laboratory: The soy chemical was found to create a premature reaction in the sperm....(Mercola, 2006)
Answer 20 & 21: We decided to save the most outrageous claim from the anti soy faction for last. If any of the bizarre reproductive claims were entirely true of real soy foods, why is the Asian population so large? If their claims were true, why aren't the soy food loving baby boomers, and the thousands of children fed soy formula since the 1960s, all infertile, childless or suffering from deformity? SoyOnline is a website that is basically a mouthpiece for the Weston Price Foundation, and members such as Sally Fallon, Mary Enig, Kaayla Daniels, Dr. Anthony Mercola, and a host of worldwide members in the Weston Price fan club, who like to continually rewrite articles from the 1990s and present them as the latest breaking news on the ills of soy. We have been observing these articles for a number of years and have noticed very little new news in their claims.
The study referred to in Claim 21 used human eggs and sperm, which were placed in Petri dishes in a laboratory. Then synthetic genistein was placed in the dish. Lo and behold the sperm couldn't swim to the eggs. Humans don't inject themselves with pure, synthetic genistein, which by the way affects the body in a very different manner than genistein obtained from a whole food containing other healthful components that provide balanced benefits and good nutrition.
Addressing the reproductive health issue, the FDA stresses the safety of whole soy foods versus supplements, writing that these concerns "focus on specific components of soy, such as the soy isoflavones daidzein and genistein, not the whole food or intact soy protein. These chemicals, available over the counter in pills and powders, are often advertised as dietary supplements for use by women to help lessen menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes. The problem, researchers say, is that isoflavones are phytoestrogens, a weak form of estrogen that could have a drug-like effect in the body. This may be pronounced in postmenopausal women, and some studies suggest that high isoflavone levels might increase the risk of cancer, particularly breast cancer. Research data, however, are far from conclusive, and some studies show just the opposite - that under some conditions, soy may help prevent breast cancer. It is this scientific conundrum, where evidence simultaneously points to benefits and possible risks, that is causing some researchers to urge caution ... Unlike the controversy surrounding soy isoflavones, available evidence on soy protein benefits is much clearer. That's why FDA limited its health claim to foods containing intact soy protein. The claim does not extend to isolated substances from soy protein"[36]
Eden brand soy foods, including Eden Organic Miso, Organic Shoyu and Tamari Soy Sauce, Dried Tofu, Tekka and Organic Edensoy, are whole soy foods with intact soy protein. They are not derived from chemically isolated or concentrated soy protein. In general anyone with individual health concerns is encouraged to consult their health care provider for guidance on choosing appropriate foods.
Good for You Soy is good food when prepared correctly from whole, preferably organic, non-GEO soybeans. In Asia and other areas of the world where soy foods have been enjoyed for centuries, these foods are traditionally included as part of a well balanced diet that includes a variety of whole grains, beans, vegetables, fermented foods, sea vegetables, fruit, seeds, and nuts as well as fish and other animal foods if desired. Modern society seems bent on the nonexistent magic pill, disregarding the importance of natural food and a varied and wholesome diet. In this climate especially we congratulate you for asking the hard questions and making discerning choices.
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Whether you have a mild headache or you are running a fever, there is a high chance that the drug that is used to treat you comes from nature. Today, about half of the drugs on the market were discovered by screening collections of small molecules made by bacteria, fungi, snails, leeches and other such species.
Although the pharmaceutical industry has made serious efforts to get away from relying on the natural world by attempting to create rationally designed drugs using synthetic compounds, nature-derived drugs still constitute a substantial percentage (26%) of recently approved drugs.
In a first-ever comprehensive study of the species origins of nature-derived drugs, it is shown that drug-producing species are concentrated and clustered in a limited number of families, refuting the conventional view that as every nature species produces biologically active molecules, one can find drugs from almost any major block of species groups if one looks for them hard enough.
In Singapore, the top selling drugs for treating common ailments that are derived from nature include No. 12 Aspirin (for pain, fever and inflammation), No. 2 Amoxil (antibiotic), No. 7 Procodin (for cough), No. 8 Beserol (muscle relaxant) and No. 3 Ventolin (for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
Worldwide, eight of the top 20 selling drugs available today are derived from nature, some of which include No. 2 Lipitor and No. 9 Crestor (both for treating cholesterol), No. 4 Advair Diskus (for asthma), No. 15 Lantus (for diabetes), and No. 18 Diovan (for hypertension).
Another six of the top 20 selling drugs in the world are mimics of natural products. No. 6 Abilify (for psychosis and depression), No. 7 Singulair (for asthma), No. 10 Cymbalta (for depression and anxiety disorders) are some of the examples.
Nature-derived drugs not in every species
The conventional view about nature-derived drugs is that as every nature species produces biologically active molecules, one can find drugs from almost any major block of species groups if one looks and searches for them hard enough.
This view has been shown to be wrong in a first-ever comprehensive study of the species origins of nature-derive drugs conducted by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Tsinghua University. Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in July 2011, the research showed that drug producing species are concentrated and clustered in a limited number of families.
Data analysed by the research team showed that out of 886 nature-derived drugs discovered in the last 50 years (1961 to 2010), 88% or 783 were from previously known drug producing families. A further 41 were from near neighbours of known productive families. Only 62 came from 'dark horses' that were completely outside of the known clusters.
Lead researcher Professor Chen Yu Zong from the Department of Pharmacy at NUS, said, "In each kingdom of life, the drug-producing families are strongly clustered. Only a limited number of molecular scaffolds are privileged drug-like structure made by specific metabolic genes in certain species families. Some families with lots of bioactive compounds have never produced a drug because their metabolic genes are not capable of producing privileged drug-like structures, even though they can produce bioactive structures."
Focus on family members
The findings from this research can now point us to the direction on where to concentrate on the search for new drugs, and that is from pre-existing drug-productive families.
In explaining this rationale, Prof Chen said, "We have identified and highlighted a number of families that have not produced an approved drug but are likely in the drug-producing clusters and potentially produce future approved drugs. Just like by knowing the clustered distribution patterns of oil fields, one knows where to place their bets on the next oil field based on existing findings. For instance, if one finds the first oil-producing well somewhere in the South China seas, by knowing that oil fields tend to be clustered, there is a higher chance in finding the next oil fields by a search of the surrounding areas."
By focusing on pre-existing drug-productive families, resources can be concentrated on manipulating and expanding the families for producing new, as well as existing drugs. In addition, these pre-existing drug-productive families can be studied on why they produce privileged drug-like structures, and the knowledge can be used for designing new and novel drugs.
The potential impact of the research, concludes Prof Chen, is "to promote bioprospecting efforts on those species and species families that are likely to produce new drugs, thus enabling the increase of new drug productivity."
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Psalm 41
A messianic psalm of David—Blessed is he who considers the poor—The treachery of Judas is foretold.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1 Blessed is he that considereth the apoor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.
2 The Lord will apreserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
3 The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt amake all his bed in his bsickness.
4 I said, Lord, be merciful unto me: aheal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
5 Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
7 All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.
8 An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
9 Yea, mine own familiar afriend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his bheel against me.
10 But thou, O Lord, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.
11 By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
12 And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
13 aBlessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.


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A Guide to teeth whitening
- Cost: £300 - £900 depending on the system & practitioner
- Treatment length:1 hour to 4 weeks
- Used for: Stained teeth, yellow teeth, discoloured teeth
- Available: From most cosmetic dentists
Table of contents
Teeth whitening is the process of removing stains and discolouration from teeth through a bleaching process to make them look "whiter".
For heavily stained teeth, a procedure as simple as a scale and polish from a dental hygienist can significantly improve their appearance and make them look "whiter".
What are the different types of teeth whitening available?
Most dental practices offer two types of whitening:
- Laser / in-surgery Teeth Whitening
- Professional home whitening kits
Both procedures are based on a bleaching process that uses a peroxide-based bleaching gel of varying strength (3%-6% peroxide). The higher the concentration of peroxide in the gel, the more powerful it is. While a higher concentration gel is more effective at whitening the teeth, it also has greater potential to cause side effects such as sensitivity and damage to the surrounding gum tissue and your lips.
Laser Tooth Whitening
Laser tooth whitening or in-surgery whitening is a procedure that takes place at the dental practice and uses a light-activated bleaching gel to whiten your teeth. The procedure usually takes approx 1 -2 hours and produces instant whitening results. Many dentists recommend that laser whitening should be followed up by professional home whitening.
The Laser Tooth Whitening procedure
Prior to carrying out the procedure you would have a consultation with your dentist to make sure that you are suitable for teeth whitening and to explain possible risks and side effects of the procedure. Most dental practices will ask you to sign a teeth whitening consent form to confirm that you have fully understood the procedure and all risks.
Before the teeth whitening process is started a dentist or a hygienist will thoroughly clean the teeth, removing any surface stains and tartar. This procedure is commonly referred to as a scale and polish.
The next step will be for the dentist to make a record of the shade/colour of the teeth before the procedure. This is either recorded using a tooth coloured shade guide/chart or by taking a digital photograph of your teeth.
The area is then prepared for the procedure. The bleaching compound usually contains a high concentration of peroxide (up to 6%) and so the dentist will usually place some form of protection around the gums so that only the teeth are exposed to the compound. This involves covering the gums with rolls of cotton and a protective gel material that hardens once applied to the gums. A cheek retractor is used to keep the lips and cheeks away from the teeth.
It is very important that your dentist isolates your gums and lips with a protective material in order to avoid any potential damage or burning. Home whitening kits usually have a low concentration of peroxide so that there is less chance of any damage occurring. Recently, high-strength home whitening kits purchased online and from certain stores have attracted media attention with horror stories of people with badly burnt lips and gums. It's for this reason that teeth whitening should always be carried out under the supervision of a dentist.
Eye protection (goggles) is also provided to prevent any damage to the eyes from the laser used or any accidental splashes of the peroxide. Many cosmetic practices now offer "DVD glasses" so that the patient can watch a movie during their treatment!
The whitening gel is then applied to the surface of the teeth and exposed to a light or laser, which activates it. Some systems do not use an activating laser and many dentists argue that the laser doesn't make any difference to the end result. During this process if you feel that your lips or gums start to burn then you should let your dentist know immediately. After approximately 15 minutes the gel is removed and the process repeated another 2 times. During the procedure some people may feel sensitivity in their teeth, which are described as short-lived shooting pains.
The dentist will finally wash off the whitening gel and remove any gum protection before evaluating the final result by taking a photograph or using a shade chart. The results are usually quite dramatic and can often be up to 10 shades lighter. A kit for home whitening may also be provided with custom trays and professional whitening gel.
Many patients' teeth are quite sensitive immediately following this procedure and it is advised to try and avoid hot or cold drinks for a while. Some dentists offer fluoride treatment following teeth whitening to reduce this effect on sensitivity. Your home whitening kit usually contains a solution to reduce tooth sensitivity. Sensitivity rarely lasts more than 48 hours, if symptoms persist for longer than this then contact your dentist.
Once your treatment is complete your dentist will remove the gel and a shade guide will then be used to measure how much whiter your teeth have become during the procedure. The results are instant and can often be up to 10 shades lighter.
Professional home whitening kits provide more permanent results over a longer time scale, whereas laser tooth whitening offers immediate results. A combination of the two provides the perfect solution to both immediate and long-term whitening needs.
Professional home whitening kits
To make a professional home whitening kit, your dentist will take a impression (mould) of your teeth using a special dental putty. Your dentist's technician will then use this to cast a model of your teeth from plaster and make your custom teeth whitening trays from this. Once these trays have been made (usually takes 5-10 days) you use them in combination with professional whitening gel (provided by your dentist) until you are happy with the results. Depending on the teeth whitening system, some trays need to be worn overnight while others for only 1-2 hours a day.
Suitability for whitening
Many people are not suitable for teeth whitening and a dentist will assess your suitability during a consultation. If you have gum disease or other dental health problems, you may not be suitable. The teeth whitening process does not change the colour of crowns, veneers or fillings so it is important to understand that you may need to change these to match the colour of your whitened teeth.
How much whiter will my teeth look?
This varies from individual to individual, and also depends on the type of whitening system used. Some people respond very well to teeth whitening and have dramatically whiter teeth as a result, whereas others may notice very little difference at all. People with heavily stained yellow teeth tend to have more dramatic results than those with slightly discoloured teeth.Your dentist will be able to advise you on the likely results following a consultation.
Does it hurt? What are the side effects of teeth whitening?
Some people experience no pain or sensitivity with their teeth. However, the majority of people will experience some kind of sensitivity either during and/or after the initial treatment. This is usually described by patients as sporadic, sharp shooting pains coming from their teeth. This should settle down after approximately 48 hours though. Your dentist may give you a special gel or mousse to apply to your teeth to help with the sensitivity. It is advisable to avoid hot or cold food and drinks within the first 48 hours of your whitening treatment.
Which teeth-whitening brand or system is the best?
There are many different brands of professional teeth-whitening systems, each claiming to provide the best results. The most popular systems are Zoom!®, as featured on Extreme Makeover, Opalescence® , BriteSmile® and the latest Enlighten system. Each system has its pros and cons, and your dentist will be able to advise you on which system would be best suited for your teeth.
How much does teeth whitening cost?
This depends on many different factors, including:
- The specific clinic where your whitening is performed.
- The teeth-whitening system used.
- The location of the clinic.
- The skill of the dentist performing the treatment.


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Department of Human Services v. Howard
(Amicus) Case arguing against ban on any person who engages in same-sex sodomy from becoming a foster parent
Lambda Legal filed an amicus brief on behalf of national and Arkansas gay rights organizations challenging an Arkansas regulation that prohibits any person who engages in same-sex sodomy, or who resides with an adult who engages in such conduct, from becoming a foster parent. The ACLU won a trial court victory challenging the law, when the court held that based on extensive social science evidence the foster care ban did not serve the health, safety or welfare of children. The state appealed the decision to the Arkansas Supreme Court. Our briefcontended that the regulation impermissibly discriminates against gay people for exercising the right to engage in intimate sexual conduct affirmed both by the U.S. Supreme Court in our landmark 2003 victory in Lawrence v. Texas and by the Arkansas Supreme Court in 2002 in Jegley v. Picado, Lambda Legal's groundbreaking challenge to Arkansas's sodomy prohibition. In June 2006 the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the foster care restriction must be stricken.
The foster care restriction was a vestige of government-sanctioned discrimination against gay and lesbian people that long had been justified on the basis of sodomy laws. These stigmatizing laws were finally held unconstitutional in groundbreaking Lambda Legal cases in Arkansas and at the U.S. Supreme Court.
Lambda Legal's Impact
This case affirms the fitness of lesbian and gay adults to serve as foster parents for needy children. It confirms that sound social science, not irrational bias and stigma against gay people, should guide foster care regulations.
- December 2005 Lambda Legal files amicus brief in Arkansas Supreme Court in support of plaintiffs challenging Arkansas's restriction on foster parenting by lesbian and gay adults.
- June 2006 Arkansas Supreme Court strikes down restriction on foster parenting.